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EDUCATOR PORTFOLIO TEMPLATE
  1. YOUR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY AND FIVE-YEAR GOALS AS AN EDUCATOR

  2. DESCRIPTION OF YOUR EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

  3. STANDARD TEMPLATE FOR REPORTING EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

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NAME:

TITLE(S):

PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL ROLE(S):


STATEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Insert here, length 1-2 pages

YOUR FIVE-YEAR GOALS AS AN EDUCATOR Back to Top

After reviewing the EP Template, list up to 5 carefully considered goals for your development as an educator in the next 5 years, and be sure that your EP, as it evolves over time, addresses these goals. Your professional development goals should be accompanied by learning strategies to help you achieve them.

Date of last update:


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(Revise or add goals with each EP update.)


DESCRIPTION OF YOUR EDUCATIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS

SECTION I: TEACHING Back to Top

I.1. Description of Your Teaching Activities Back to Top

In addition to lectures, include teaching that encourages active learning, e.g. interactive lectures, small group sessions, workshops (any location), and clinical precepting. PLEASE FOLLOW THE EXAMPLE BELOW IN COMPLETING THIS GRID. ACCURATE NUMBERS FOR LEARNERS AND HOURS ARE IMPORTANT.

Teaching Activities Grid

Activity #
Year(s) Taught*
Title or topic of activity
Teaching strategy and context
Where taught (local, reg, nat, internat"l)
Total teaching hours/yr for this activity
Type of learner
Number of learners/year for each activity
1
             
2
             
3
             
4
             
Grand Total
   

 

 

     

         *If your institution requires specific dates, add these.
        ** If there is a variable number of learners at an activity, provide an average number.


For the following narrative responses, you may wish to choose 1-2 focal areas of teaching for more detailed comment:

Describe the importance, creativity, innovation, and impact of the teaching activities included on the grid above (identify by Activity Number).




 

Example of Teaching Activities Grid

Activity Number
Title or topic of activity
Teaching strategy
Where taught ((local, reg,nat, internat'l)
Total teaching hours/yr
Type of learner
# of learners in a Year
1
Lecture on Rashes Repeated lecture in the med student clerkship department 1 hour every 8 weeks = 6 hours per year Medical student 20 learners
2
Workshop on Career Advancement Workshop as part of Faculty Development Program series Institution 4 workshops/yr @ 3 hr each = 12 hrs/yr Faculty affiliated with med school 70 learners
3
Pediatric Inpatient Rotation Family-centered rounds with bedside teaching, teaching at delivery attendance, admissions, ED consults and pediatric stabilizations department On service about 150 days/yr @ 4 hr/day= 600 hr/yr Family medicine residents and 4th year medical students 4 learners
Grand Total
   

 

 

618 hrs/yr   94 learners/yr


I.2. Assessment of Learner Outcomes: Back to Top

Describe on the grid below the learner assessment methods you employ (refer to Activity Numbers from the Teaching Activities Grid, if appropriate.) You may evaluate learners in a setting where you do not teach (e.g. OSCEs). Each assessment method should be listed only once, not repetitively for each course or conference.

Learner Assessment Grid

Assessment Method (and Activ # if applicable)
Title or topic of activity
Evaluation context (e.g., # and type of learners, frequency of activity)
Your role in learner evaluation:development implementation analysis/synthesis
Evaluation methods and process
In what category of Miller’s Triangle does this evaluation fall?*
How did the results of your learner assessments provide evidence of your teaching effectiveness?
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           

* See Example of Grid and Miller’s Triangle below. Other models of evaluation may be used if preferred.

 

For the following narrative responses, you may wish to choose 1-2 of the above types of learner assessment for more detailed comment:

 

Referring by Activity number to the grid above, describe below your role in learner evaluation (development, implementation, analysis/synthesis):

 

Referring by Activity number to the grid above, describe below the process, method, and category (Miller) of evaluation you employed.

 

Learner evaluation tools included in Appendix XX:
1
2
3

 

Referring by Activity number to the grid above, summarize results of evaluation of learners:

 



What did you learn from your evaluation of learners?



How did this information change your educational practice?

 

 

 

 

Example of Learner Assessment Grid

Assessment Method ( Activ # if applicable)
Title or topic of activity
Evaluation context (e.g., # and type of learners, frequency of activity)
Your role in learner evaluation: development implementation analysis/synthesis
Evaluation / feedback methods and process
In what category of Miller’s Triangle does this evaluation fall?
How did the results of your learner assessments provide evidence of your teaching effectiveness?
1
Medicine in Contemporary Society Four years of medical school, required, all students (n=410 over 4 yrs) Development Analysis OSCE with an SP dealing with a medico-legal case Shows how 99% of students passed the “test”suggesting that course met its goals
4
Clerkship 2 students, 1x/mo= 24 students/yr Implementation Observe students do H&P, provide 1-on-1 feedback Does With feedback, most students achieve competence in history and physical examination skills at the level expected for a third year medical student.







I.3. Evaluation of Your Teaching Back to Top

Provide information below on your teaching evaluations for each course/setting in which you teach (referring to the Activity Numbers from the Teaching Activities Grid, if appropriate).

Activity number
Who was the evaluator? (e.g., 25 learners, 2 peers, educational experts)
Describe the process for evaluating your teaching
List evaluations/evaluation summaries in Appendix XX:
       
       
       

Summarize this teaching evaluation data:



If available, provide data on how your teaching evaluations compare to those of your peers (e.g. personal mean score vs means scores of other departmental faculty).



What do you do to collect formative feedback on your teaching?



What did you learn from evaluation and feedback on your teaching?




How did this information change your educational practice?




I.4. Overview of Section I Back to Top


These questions refer to both your teaching activities and your assessment of learners (I.1, I.2, and I.3).

Describe evidence that your teaching or your learner evaluations have been developed using a scholarly approach (For ideas, review Glassick’s article, Acad. Med. 2000;75:877–880).

Describe any scholarly products that were presented or published, or adopted for use in other programs, as a result of your teaching or learner assessments: (see Standardized Template For Reporting Educational Scholarship)


Use the space below to share any reflections on teaching or learner assessment activities that are not covered above:

 

 


SECTION II: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

II. 1. Curriculum Information Back to Top


CURRICULUM DESCRIPTION(S)
Activity number
Curriculum topic and type (e.g. clerkship module, residency longit experience, fellowship research component)
Type and # of learners per yr
Is it imple-mented? (Yes/No)
Where is it implemented?(dept, instit, regional, national, intern’l)
Your degree of responsibility (leader or contributor)
           
           
           



GNOME ANALYSIS OF CURRICULUM
GNOME* Elements
Element included?Y/N
Indicators of Quality
Evidence of Quality
Activity number      
Goals/objectives   Goals are approp in scope; objectives are specific and measurable/evaluable  
Learner needs assessment   Curr design uses learner needs assessment to choose and refine G/O and methods; use learner eval data to refine needs assessment  
Teaching/learning methods   Curr design includes variety of methods that address educ goals, and meet needs of diverse learners in specific educational settings  
Learner evaluation and feedback   Curr design includes sound learner evaluation methods (valid, reliable, feasible)  
Curriculum/program evaluation   Curriculum is modified periodically using results of learner and program evaluations  
Activity number      
Goals/objectives   See above  
Learner needs assessment   See above  
Teaching/learning methods   See above  
Learner evaluation and feedback   See above  
Curriculum/program evaluation   See above  
For more activities, duplicate 6 lines above      

* GNOME:  G = Goals,  N = Needs,  O = Objectives,  M = Methods,  E = Evaluation

Please add additional narrative details or comments if you wish:





EXAMPLE OF CURRICULUM DESCRIPTION
Activity number
Curriculum topic and type (e.g. clerkship module, residency longit experience, fellowship research component)
Type and # of learners per yr
Is it imple-mented? (Yes/No
Where is it implemented?(dept, instit, regional, national, intern’l)
Your degree of responsibility (leader or contributor)
1 Seminar series (4x1.5 hr) on academic writing 10 gen peds and adol med fellows/ year Yes Dept Development leader and instructor
           
           



EXAMPLE OF GNOME ANALYSIS OF A CURRICULUM
GNOME* Elements
Element included?Y/N
Indicators of Quality
Evidence of Quality
Activity Number 1      
Goals/objectives Y Goals are approp in scope; objectives are specific and measurable/evaluable I have written educational goals and objectives for the fellowship in area of scientific communications, based on my extensive practice as a writing instructor for faculty and fellows. Selected objectives were basis of seminar curriculum.
Learner needs assessment Y Curr design uses learner needs assessment to choose and refine G/O and methods; use learner eval data to refine needs assessment Fellows participated in selection of focal goals; I selected objectives based on my knowledge of fellows writing needs (personal mentoring of Gen Peds fellows and junior faculty). Discussion by fellows helped to guide focus of each seminar.
Teaching/learning methods Y Curr design includes variety of methods that address educ goals, and meet needs of diverse learners in specific educational settings Methods include didactic presentation, extensive use of authentic examples with interactive discussion, practice with feedback, and distribution of individual practice materials for post-seminar reinforcement.
Learner evaluation and feedback Y Curr design includes sound learner evaluation methods (valid, reliable, feasible) All fellows receive mentoring on their written products (abstracts, papers, grant proposals), with extensive feedback from 2-3 or more faculty on evolving documents. Final evaluation is the peer review system itself. An objective system for analyzing learners’ written products in relation to specific seminar objectives is under development.
Curriculum/program evaluation Y Curriculum is modified periodically using eval results Seminar evaluations, as well as learner comments during and after the class, are carefully reviewed with every iteration to improve the seminar.

II. 2. Overview of Section II Back to Top

Describe evidence that your curricula were developed using a scholarly approach. (For ideas, review Glassick’s article, Acad. Med. 2000;75:877–880).



Describe any scholarly products that were presented or published, or adopted for use in other programs, as a result of your curriculum development activities: (see Standardized Template For Reporting Educational Scholarship )




Use the space below to share any reflections on curriculum development that are not covered above:










SECTION III: MENTORING/ADVISING

III. 1. Description of your Mentoring and Advising Activities Back to Top

Mentoring and Advising Grid

Name of mentee or advisee
Dates of mentoring/Advising
Number of years you invested in relationship
Their role/position during the time you were their mentor/advisor
Your role and what you taught them
Their current position
Their significant achievements*
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
 
           
* E.g., papers, awards, grants, promotions, leadership positions. Attach a list if needed.

In 1-2 pages, describe your mentoring philosophy and the process by which you typically mentor junior professionals:




List of mentees from whom letters are appended:

1
2
3
4




III. 2. Overview of Section III. Back to Top

Describe evidence that your mentoring and advising activities have been developed using a scholarly approach: (For ideas, review Glassick’s article, Acad. Med. 2000;75:877–880).


Describe any scholarly products which were presented or published, or adopted for use in other programs, as a result of your mentoring and advising activities: (see Standardized Template For Reporting Educational Scholarship).




Use the space below to share any reflections on mentoring and advising activities that are not covered above:

 

 

 


SECTION IV: EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP/ADMINISTRATION

IV. 1. Description of Educational Leadership and Administrative Activities Back to Top

Answer the questions separately for each program you lead or have led. You may refer to previous sections of the EP if appropriate. Examples of leadership roles in education include fellowship/residency/clerkship director or associate director, site director, continuity clinic director, leader of an education subcommittee/curriculum committee, project director on a training grant, director of a faculty development program.



LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERSHIP ROLES
Title of program/course(s) that you direct
Dept/Instit’l
Regional
National/Internat’l
Duration in years
  1
       
  2
       
  3
       
Name of educational committee(s) that you lead
       
  4
       
  5
       
  6
       
Name of educational committee(s) on which you are a member
       
  7
       
  8
       
  9
       



Narrative description of the program and its impact (refer to table by activity number):




Evidence of scholarly approach to this role/task:



Results of evaluation of your role by outside agencies (e.g., ACGME, LCME, NBME, funding agencies)



List of stakeholders for whom letters are appended (e.g., institutional/departmental leaders, learners, peers, community partners):
1
2
3
4





IV. 2. Overview of Section IV Back to Top

Describe evidence that your educational leadership or administrative activities have been developed using a scholarly approach: (For ideas, review Glassick’s article, Acad. Med. 2000;75:877–880).

Describe any scholarly products which were presented or published, or adopted for use in other programs, as a result of your educational leadership or administrative activities: (see Standardized Template For Reporting Educational Scholarship)

Use the space below to share any reflections on educational leadership or administrative activities that are not covered above:

 

 

 


SECTION V: OTHER INFORMATION

V. 1. Professional Reviewer/Moderator Activities at the National Level Back to Top

Activity number
What was reviewed(Grants, papers, presentations, abstracts)
Year/s of review or moderating
Sponsoring organization/institution/agency
       
       
       

Describe the impact of these review activities on your philosophy or practice as an educator (identify by activity number).

V. 2. Education grants funded Back to Top

Title


Your role


Funding source

ÿ National/international     ÿ Regional    ÿ Dept/institutional


Total direct costs (all years)


Dates of funding


Description of project


V. 3. Education Awards/ Honorable Mentions Back to Top
List, indicate if award is international/national/regional/institutional/departmental and describe briefly.

V. 4.Publications and Scholarly Products Related to Education Back to Top

Provide list with full citations. See Standardized Template For Reporting Educational Scholarship for information to include. Do not include clinical or basic science research publications.

V. 5.Workshops and Peer-reviewed/Invited Presentations on Educational Topics Back to Top

Provide a list with full citations. See Standardized Template For Reporting Educational Scholarship for information to include. Do not include presentations whose purpose is to report on or teach about clinical or basic science research; include only presentations about education. Include presentation location: departmental, institutional, regional, national or international audience.

V. 6. Professional Development in Education Back to Top

List in the grid below any conferences, certification or degree programs, or other educational activities that you have attended as a learner (not a teacher). Include ONLY those which have made a significant impact on your philosophy or practice as an educator. [A more comprehensive list should be included in your curriculum vitae.]

Activity number
Name and Description (include duration, e.g. 3 hrs, 1 day, 1 month)
Dates and Location
Sponsoring organization/institution
       
       
       

Describe the impact of each development activity on your philosophy or practice as an educator (identify by activity number).


STANDARDIZED TEMPLATE FOR REPORTING EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP
(For use in any section of the EP)

Publications:

        Type: Letter to editor, case report, case series, review article, original article

       Invited or peer reviewed?

       Where published:

       Impact factor of journal (if available)

        Citation Data (if available)

Presentations:

       Type: Workshop, long or short platform presentation, poster, other

       Invited or peer reviewed?

       Where presented:

       Purpose of the presentation:

Evidence of disseminated use of the product:

       Description of product

       Where was it adopted?
            Other departments within institution
            Other institutions

       Evidence of how it was adopted

Glassick’s six criteria for a scholarly approach/scholarship (Acad. Med. 2000;75:877–880) provide a useful structure for systematic description of an educational activity:

  1. Clear goals: stated purpose, realistic objectives, important questions
  2. Adequate preparation: understanding of literature, appropriate skills, needed resources
  3. Appropriate methods: choice of methods that match goals, effective use and flexible application of methods
  4. Significant results: goals are achieved, results are important, field is advanced
  5. Effective presentation: presentation well organized, forums appropriate, message clear and sound
  6. Reflective critique: work critically evaluated, supported with good evidence, evaluation used to improve future studies
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